
Some good news for Roshan Sethi’s feature directorial debut, 7 Days. It’s being reported this week that the romantic comedy has found U.S. distribution.
Cinedigm has acquired North American rights to the film, and it plans to release it inside theaters early next year.
The film, which was executive produced by The Duplass Brothers, features two Indian-Americans named Ravi and Rita.
They are set up on a pre-arranged date by their old-fashioned parents. Wile the pair initially seem to have nothing in common, they develop a relationship as the Covid-19 pandemic breaks out, and they are forced to shelter in place together.
Sounds like a unique take on the quarantine angle, so I certainly won’t knock it for featuring the pandemic.
Sethi wrote the script during lockdown and was lucky enough to find support to help turn it into a feature film.
We made this movie as a loving ode to the traditional arranged marriages that raised many of us. The story is meant to both embody and subvert the expectations of romantic comedies,
I’m excited for this one. When news of a release date drops, I’ll be sure to share it on here. I think this could be a surprisingly delightful flick.